Combined pen and pencil rack.



Nth-872,157. v PATENTED NOV. 26, 1907. J. s. TWADDELL.

COMBINED PEN AND PENCIL RACK.

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No. 872,157. PATENTBD NOV. 26, 1907. J. S. TWADDBLL. COMBINED PEN ANDPENCIL RACK.

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JANIE S. TWADDELL,

FATENT ()FFICE.

OF EL PASO, TEXAS.

COMBINED PEN AND PENCIL RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 26, 1907.

Application filed June 8. 1907. Serial No. 377.970.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JANIE S. TWADDELL, a citizen of the United States,residing at El Paso, in the county of El Paso, State of Texas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Pen and PencilRacks; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention has relation to combined pen and pencil racks and inkstand supports.

It is the object of the invention to provide a device of the kindmentioned that shall be convenient and efficient in supporting pens andpencils so that they may be reached with readiness when wanted for use,and be put away in the same manner, and so that pens may be supported inposition to be engaged with pen stocks and disengaged therefrom withoutsoiling the fingers, and so, also, that inkstands or wells may besupported by the rack andmaintained in place against accidentaloverturning.

The nature of the invention is ascertainable from the device portrayedin the annexed drawings, forming a part of this sp'ecification, in viewof which it will first be described in detail with respect to itsconstruction and mode of use, and then be particularly pointed out inthe subjoined claims.

Of the said drawings-Figure 1 represents a front view of my improvement.Fig. 2 is a plan view. Fig. 3 is a side elevation. Fig. 4 is atransverse vertical section through the structure. Fig. 5 is a plan viewof one of the plates through the medium of which the rack may be securedupon the top of a desk, portions of adjacent wires being also shown.

Similar numerals of reference designate similar parts or features, asthe case may be, wherever they occur.

In the drawings 1 designates the base of the wire frame having sides 2,and a back 3, upon the upper portion of which there are secured wires 4running along the sides and back as shown. From the forward ends of thewires 5 there extend curved wires 6 backward and upward in a curvedline, which curved wires 6 support a back and fancifully designed frame,7, upon the sides of which are hooked projections S for supporting apencil or pen stock thereon if de sired. Extending longitudinallybetween the curved wires 6 and supported thereon are bars 9 of tin orother sheet metal having corrugated strips 10 of thin sheet metalsecured to their under sides by solder or other means to afford devicesfor supporting pen points between the said corrugated strips and themain bar 9. i

11 designates a bar secured upon cars 12 by small taps 13, which bar 11has points 14 extending downward from its lower surface in position toengage slots or openings usually formed in pen-points so that by soconnecting a pen point with any one of the points 14 and pulling on thepen stock the pen may be disengaged from the pen stock without soilingthe fingers or the hand.

In engaging the pens with the corrugations of the bar 10 the point ofthe pen may be pushed in between the bar 9 and the corrugated bar withthe point resting on the upper or raised portion of the curve and thesides of the pen extending down in the corrugations so that the pen willbe held in such position that when its outer end is brought intoengagement with the receiving slot in the pen stock by pressing on thelatter the pen may be engaged with the slot and pulled out of itsposition in the rack without employing the fingers of the hand, and thusengage the pen with the stock.

Back of the bars 9 disposed in vertical position in the rack and alsoengaged with the bars and bottom of the rack are vertically disposedtubes 15 arranged in position to receive the butt of a pencil or penstock therein.

16 designates plates secured to the wires forming the base of the frameand perforated through their centers for the reception of the shanks ofscrew-bolts or rivets to fasten the rack firmly in position on the topof the desk to avoid liability of accidentally overturning it or pushingit out of position.

Connected with the forward part of the frame at the sides thereof and inraised position are rectangular racks 17 designed to support ink-wellsor stands therein so that the same will be held by the rack inconvenient position for use and also against liability of beingoverturned on the desk.

It will be noted that the device as a whole is simple in construction,convenient in and economical of manufacture and that it may be readilyemployed for the various purposes referred to in the foregoingdescription.

What is claimed is 1. A combined pen and pencil rack and ink-standsupports, comprising a Wire frame consisting of a base and raised sidesand back, bars supported from the sides of the frame and provided ontheir under sides With receptacles for pen-points, vertically disposedtubes disposed at the rear of the said bars for the reception andsupport of pencils and pen stocks, and supports for inkstands connectedWith the sides of the frame and extending forward from the same.

the rear of said bars for the reception of pen- I oils and pen-stocks;

In testimony whereof, I afiiX my s1gnature, in presence of tWoWitnesses.

I JANIE S. TWADDELL. Witnesses:

G. O. HARRINGTON,

M. N. TUCKER.

